Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone stood at 26.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 606.7% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +65.8% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +146.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 26.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.3%, 56% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 3.7% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 17.3% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone was 26.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 606.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).